Proving you're a vanilla player?

Hey all

Just been trying to think about what items/gear/anything else you could have that could prove you were a vanilla player

I've been wracking(sp?) my brain to try and think of things that were only around in vanilla that weren't available once other expansions came along....Achieve's didn't come in until BC...Scarab Lord could be gotten in BC...Naxx gear...not to mention the BMAH

Only things that jumped out were the pre-BC event gear and the original epic mounts....(and that one legendary that accidentally dropped in MC)....What other things could you have which could be from vanilla WoW and only from vanilla WoW?

Could you only get Corrupted Ashbringer in original WoW? I was a bit of a WoW beginner back then and didn't know much about it....You couldn't get it in BC when Naxx was still going?

And couldn't you have gotten Mini diablo from buying the Vanilla collectors edition anytime? I know people still sell the collectors editions on Ebay...I'm not sure about that but would be great to know

For sure...I'm not meaning this for being a vanilla vs anything debate...I'm just genuinely interested with all the changes taken place and all the things that are made available is there any way to tell?

Just been trying to think about what items/gear/anything else you could have that could prove you were a vanilla player

I've been wracking(sp?) my brain to try and think of things that were only around in vanilla that weren't available once other expansions came along....Achieve's didn't come in until BC...Scarab Lord could be gotten in BC...Naxx gear...not to mention the BMAH

Only things that jumped out were the pre-BC event gear and the original epic mounts....(and that one legendary that accidentally dropped in MC)....What other things could you have which could be from vanilla WoW and only from vanilla WoW?

I'm confused as to why you need to prove you were a vanilla player in the first place. I'm on my 5th account so no items carry across but I know I played in Vanilla... and since I was actually there I can prove it via the knowledge I obtained at the time.

Anything else just seems unnecessary - what do we really have to prove? That we got here first?

Seems like I've seen a few of these post. I'm a little confused on what the big deal is. Most of the guys I raid with raided back in Vanilla, though many are much more casual than they were when they first played, and most of them are not that good. Which seems to be at odds with this notion that if you played in Vanilla you must be awesome now.

I dunno, when I hear people go on and on about Vanilla it seems like they are trying to earn some "old timers" points. I'm not sure many people who didn't play care.

I'm confused as to why you need to prove you were a vanilla player in the first place. I'm on my 5th account so no items carry across but I know I played in Vanilla... and since I was actually there I can prove it via the knowledge I obtained at the time.

Anything else just seems unnecessary - what do we really have to prove? That we got here first?

Lol...fair enough...I think using "prove" in the OP may have gotten people thinking the wrong thing. It's not an Epeen contest rather looking back over the 8 years of WoW.

Like I said a few posts up....Just a genuine interest in what unique things have survived